Arsenal fans set to quiz Kroenke over his vision for club

Stan Kroenke will be quizzed on where Arsenal hope to raise more money, whether the club is well run and the future of Fanshare at today's Annual General Meeting.

The American, who owns 66.7 per cent of the club, is expected to fly into London for the AGM, which takes place at the Emirates Stadium.

And supporters have been told which questions they will be allowed to ask, with the club giving themselves time to prepare for the debate.

But Kroenke will this year be allowed to speak directly to supporters, having been unable to do so in the past due to rules regarding his attempted takeover of the club.

And groups such as the Arsenal Supporters Trust have decided not to focus on the future of manager Arsene Wenger, who is under less pressure after a fine run of form, but instead on how the club is run.

Central to that is the reliance on the sustainability model that Kroenke has endorsed, but which is hamstrung by the fact that Manchester United, for example, are sponsored more for their training kit than Arsenal are for their entire kit deal with Emirates.

That is due to Arsenal's deal with Emirates being front-loaded to pay for their new stadium, but Kroenke will be asked how the club can hope to compete with the likes of United, Manchester City and Chelsea.

And a number of questions will be based on the AST Fans' Survey, which showed that 69 per cent of supporters want former vice-chairman David Dein to return to the club.

There are also questions to be asked about whether Uzbek-born billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who is attempting to increase his stake in the club to 30 per cent, will be asked to join the board, or if his offer of financial assistance will be accepted.

The AST are also keen to know whether Fanshare – the highly-praised scheme that allows supporters to buy shares in their club – will be continued.

At present the scheme is unable to purchase shares as neither Kroenke nor Usmanov are willing to sell shares without the other following suit as it would weaken their position.

But they have submitted no questions on the future of Wenger, whose position had appeared unstable following the club's worst start to a season in 58 years, which included an 8-2 defeat at Old Trafford.

Yet a run of seven wins in eight games has eased the pressure on Wenger, who will be present at the AGM but is not expected to be the main subject of questioning from the floor.